loopy

[ loo-pee ]

adjective

, loop·i·er, loop·i·est.

1. full of loops.
2. Slang.
   1. eccentric; crazy; dotty.
   2. befuddled or confused, especially due to intoxication.
3. Scot. crafty; sly.

loopy

/ ˈluːpɪ /

adjective

1. full of loops; curly or twisted
2. informal.
   slightly mad, crazy, or stupid

Word History and Origins

Origin of loopy¹

First recorded in 1815–25; loop ¹ + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Although a quarter-step slowed from his early 20s, Lindor remains a defensive asset, all quick trackdowns and loopy, well-angled releases.

From FiveThirtyEight

Set next to Joel Embiid’s jumpers-and-jams tool kit, a play like the one Jokić pulled against Sacramento, with its nested fakes and loopy lay-in, looks convoluted to the point of unsustainability.

From FiveThirtyEight

Chan has sometimes acted as a clearinghouse for lab-leak clues, knocking down the loopiest ones but elevating others.

From MIT Technology Review

Maybe you look at it and you see that next to a string of words, and you know that a person is feeling loopy or is indicating sarcasm.

From MIT Technology Review

So, feeling “a little loopy” from beers, he sat down and wrote a letter to Santa Claus.

From The Daily Beast

With Reiner playing the straight man, Caesar plays a wise-cracking and loopy archaeology professor.

From The Daily Beast

As nasty as Simon but as loopy as Paula, the ‘Va Va Voom’ diva is fabulous on ‘American Idol’ this season.

From The Daily Beast

In the early days of their courtship, Harold told Antonia, “I am loopy about you: I feel 18.”

From The Daily Beast

It was pretty much as loopy and over the top as an episode of the show.

From The Daily Beast

You hear stories about going loopy from claustrophobia and stuff.

From Project Gutenberg

"You don't have to hold him," called Captain Burgee, dismounting from Loopy the mate.

From Project Gutenberg

I should use very thick worsted and make very big, loopy, spready stitches.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes this path is loopy, and its little nods correspond to nutation.

From Project Gutenberg

Under it was written in her black, loopy handwriting, "My Hero and my Love."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• absurd
• crazy
• insane
• kooky
• ludicrous
• nutty
• ridiculous
• silly
• wacky
• witless
• zany